I Lived on the Brink of Death for Decades, and Then Everything Changed

Suicide seemed the only answer to this ailing mother until one fateful day a miracle began

I lived on the brink of death for decades, and then everything changed.

Before moving overseas and relocating to Toronto in 1997, I was a nurse in China, yet also a patient—I suffered endlessly from devastating illnesses. This is the story of my medical miracle: from living on the brink of death for nearly 20 years to getting a second chance at life.

If you’ve never suffered from a long-term chronic disease, it can be difficult to understand the soul-crushing suffering that is involved.